Pittsburgh Penguins’ Jayson Megna (59) checks Philadelphia Flyers’ Andrew MacDonald (47) into Flyers goalie Steve Mason (35) in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 12, 2014. Megna was penalized for goaltender interference. Mason was shaken up on the play, and did not return for the third period. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

NEW YORK — Steve Mason tended to his business without any apparent problems Friday inside a small rink on the banks of the Hudson River, almost giving himself a green light to get into a first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Rangers in which the Flyers now trail.

Mason is still recovering from what may be a mild concussion with some associated whiplash issues — the patient still isn’t doing any public diagnosing — stemming from a play in which he and teammate Andrew MacDonald were bowled over by wreckless Penguin Jason Megna last Saturday. But Mason appeared well-rested and flexible during the hour-long skate at the Chelsea Piers ice rink.

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“It was a big step,” he said. “I felt great movement-wise. We were just doing a lot of goalie-orientated stuff out there, so it was a pretty controlled setting.”

Mason said he remembered the play he was hurt on, making a save on Sid Crosby and turning to his left to track a rebound. Then MacDonald was pushed back into him.

It would prevent Mason from playing in his first playoff game since he was a Columbus Blue Jackets rookie in 2009.

“Very frustrating,” Mason said. “This is the time you’ve worked all season to get to. To see the team go out there in a playoff atmosphere at Madison Square Garden, where the stakes are so high, that’s something you don’t want to be sitting out watching.

“It was difficult, especially since everybody expects a much better game. I don’t think anyone was happy with the way the team played.”

Mason said that while he “wasn’t feeling very good a couple of days ago,” he’s making rapid progress now. Asked if he felt any restrictions on the ice Friday, he added, “Nothing that would overly concern me.”

Flyers coach Craig Berube said he’d take a long look at Mason during the team’s practice Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

“I’ll talk to him today and see how things look, and talk to (goalie coach) Jeff Reese ... and we’ll go from there,” Berube said.

Though Ray Emery played very well in Mason’s place Thursday night in what eventually imploded into a 4-1 defeat, Berube indicated he hadn’t made a preliminary decision on a Game 2 goalie.

As it stands now Mason wouldn’t count himself out for such duty.

“Things have been feeling better each day and we still have a few days before Sunday rolls around,” said Mason, who admitted to being concussed twice before. “That’s definitely my goal. As a player you’re going to probably say you’re ready to go back before you actually are, just because you have that competitive nature. For myself, watching Ray last night, I think he played a great game. That kind of eases the urgency in a sense because he was so strong.

“We’re just going to take this day-by-day,” Mason added. “If I’m ready to go Sunday, then I’m ready to go. If I’m not, Ray was definitely not the reason we came out on the losing end.”